Mattress holder



March 29, 1966 NACK, JR 3,242,506

MATTRES S HOLDER Filed Aug. 15, 1965 ,Z $8 12 k v r m J 9.4%

INVENTOR.

V7MMWL Patented Mar. 29, 1956 3,242,506 MATTRESS HOLDER Frank Naelr,Jr., 4314 Carson Road, St. Louis 21, Mo. Filed Aug. 13, 1963, Ser. No.301,720 1 Claim. (Cl. 322) This invention relates to a device forpositioning and holding a mat-tress and boxspring in proper positionwith respect to each other; and to the combination of said device with amattress and boxspring.

A problem often encountered in the use of a mattress and boxspring isthat the mattress tends to move and/ or slide in relation to theboxspring. This is particularly true of a mattress made of modernmaterials such as foam rubber, an innerspring mattress filled with lightmaterials, etc. Sliding of the mattress in relation to the boxspringmakes sleeping uncomfortable.

I have now devised means for positioning and holding a mattress andboxspring in proper position with respect to each other.

The advantages of this invention will become apparent from thedescription herein given and by reference to the attached drawing inwhich:

FIGURE 1 is a view in perspective of the mattress and boxspringcombination of my invention.

FIGURE 2 is a View in cross-section taken on line 22 in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a view in cross-section taken on line 33 in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a view in perspective of means for properly positioning andholding said mattress and boxspring in position with respect to eachother.

In all figures like components are referred to by the same numeral.

FIGURE 1 is a view in perspective of the mattress and boxspringcombination of my invention in which 1 is the mattress and 2 theboxspring, and 3 and 4 represent positioning and holding devices forproperly positioning and holding said mattress and boxspring withrespect to each other as more particularly illustrated in FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 4 is a view in perspective of the positioning and holding deviceapart from the mattress and boxspring. This positioning and holdingdevice has two main membersan encircling means 3 and a separation means9. The member of the position and holding device which encircles bothmattress and boxspring is adjusted to the desired length and tightnessby attaching means 4 which may be any suitable device, for example abuckle 4 which joins together the ends of said encircling means to thedesired length or tightness. This encircling member 3, as positioned inrelation to the mattress and boxspring, has a top 5, a bottom 6, andsides 7 and 8.

Positioned between the mattress and boxspring is separation member 9which firmly separates and holds the mattress and boxspring individuallyand in combination with each other. In this way the mattress andboxspring are held more firmly than if 9 were omitted because 9 isoperatively associated with the encircling means. The position ofseparation means 9 on sides 7 and 8 can be adjusted in accordance withthe thickness of the mattress and boxspring by sliding means 10 and 11which can be for example a flattened elongated metal ring which slidesalong sides 7 and 8. Separation means 9 is attached to 10 and 11 at 12and 13 respectively which as illustrated are flattened elongated metalrings attached to the flattened elongated rings 10 and 11 respectivelyso that the combination rings 10-12 and 11-13 are each double elongatedfiattened rings known as slide buckles. Since 10 and 11 are threaded on7 and 8, they can be adjusted to the proper position on sides 7 and 8 sothat the mattress and boxsprings are firmly and tightly held when buckle4 is tightened.

FIGURE 2 is a view in cross-section taken on line 2--2 in FIGURE 1 inwhich the relevant components thereof bear the same numerals shown inthe other figures.

FIGURE 3 is a view in cross-section taken on line 3-3 in FIGURE 1 inwhich the relevant components thereof bear the same numerals shown inthe other figures.

The encircling and separation means are generally beltlike inconstruction and may be made of any suitable materials such as cotton,synthetic fabrics such as nylon, Dacron, etc., rayon, leather, plastic,flexible metals, metallic fabrics, glass cloth, mixtures of the above,etc. The buckles, the elongated flattened rings or slide buckles ortheir equivalents may be made of metal, plastics, or other suitablematerial.

In general, two of the devices for positioning and holding are employedat each end of the mattress, but one or three or more can be employed ifdesired.

It will be understood that the invention as herein disclosed is notlimited to the details of construction shown and described as these maybe varied without departing from the spirit of the invention. Forexample, part of the encircling sector of the positioning and holdingdevice may be omitted such as when sides 7 and 8 are joined to themat-tress and boxspring so that total encirclement of both mattress andboxspring is not required. In effecting this, top 5 and bottom 6 of theencircling means may be omitted and sides 7 and 8 are stitched, buckled,riveted, clamped, bolted, etc. into the mattress and boxspring. Othermodifications will be evident to those skilled in the art.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire toobtain by Letters Patent is:

A mattress and boxspring combination comprising a boxspring, a mat-tresspositioned on said boxspring, and means operatively associated with saidmattress and said boxspring for properly positioning and holding inposition said mattress with respect to said boxspring, said meansincluding first strap means having side portions and encircling saidmattress and boxspring and second strap means positioned between and incontact with said mattress and boxspring and members slideable on saidside portions, each of said members being at the respective end portionsof said second strap means positioned between and in contact with saidmattress and boxspring.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,107,753 8/1914Bronstien 5-655 2,119,706 6/1938 Drexler et al 5320 FOREIGN PATENTS1,016,424 9/ 1957 Germany.

833,271 4/1960 Great Britain.

FRANK B. SHERRY, Primary Examiner.

R. D. KRAUS, Assistant Examiner.

